Wires Electrocute Phillipsburg Man

January 14, 1992|The Morning Call

A 23-year-old Phillipsburg man was electrocuted Sunday when he grabbed power lines while climbing a tree in a Harmony Township field.

State police at Washington identified the victim as Robert Burham, 23, of 466 Watson Place. Police said the incident occurred around 3:10 p.m. in a field off Harmony Station Road. Police said Burham was pronounced dead at the scene by the county medical examiner.

Police classified the death as accidental and said their investigation was continuing.